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Here’s where you can watch All Time Low’s ‘Silent Library’ episode
From 2009 to 2011, MTV treated us to weekly episodes of Silent Library. The silent game show had contestants take part in various activities including eating weird food and having items shot at them through a cannon. Bands including Forever The Sickest Kids and Hey Monday appeared on the show. Now, as part of MTV […]
MTV is trying to find a way to safely host a live Video Music Awards show
If you’ve been wondering what is going to happen to the MTV Video Music Awards amid the coronavirus pandemic, the answer is that they might be hosting the awards show live this summer. As first reported by Variety, MTV is exploring options for a live award show in New York City this summer but according to Billboard, they’re making contingency plans […]
10 times the world thought TV shows went way too far
There’s a fine line with what’s acceptable to show on TV shows, and a seemingly harmless joke can lead to backlash with real consequences if it comes off the wrong way. There have been plenty of controversial moments on television since it was invented. However, some have just gone too far in the eyes of […]
Here’s how you can own Kurt Cobain’s iconic ‘MTV Unplugged’ guitar
If you ever dreamed of owning your own piece of rock music history, now may be your chance. This week, it has been announced that the acoustic guitar Nirvana‘s Kurt Cobain played during their legendary MTV Unplugged In New York performance is heading straight to auction in June. However, you are going to have to […]
Here are blink-182’s music videos ranked in order of greatness
The blink-182 story isn’t about the accomplishments and accolades. Yes, the trio probably like playing in front of sold-out stadiums. We’re sure cashing checks with that many zeroes is fun. But to know blink-182, you have to watch their music videos. Few bands boast a collection that tickles the teenage funny bone with scat humor, […]
Here’s why Fall Out Boy felt uncertain after ‘From Under The Cork Tree’
As Fall Out Boy’s From Under The Cork Tree turns 15, we take a look back at the band’s career the year the acclaimed emo record was released as told in issue #207. Over the past year, Pete Wentz and his band, Fall Out Boy—rounded out by singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer […]
20 scene albums from 2002 that you probably still have in your car
When the new millennium broke, the alternative music community was heavily saturated with popular genres such as punk, pop punk and emo. Lying dormant, a new alternative music sound and scene was awaiting its time to shine. In 2002, it absolutely exploded. It was virtually impossible to go a day without hearing Simple Plan’s latest […]
10 hilarious music videos that will put a smile on your face
Nothing’s worse than a music video that thinks inside of the box. The best visuals have storylines, kooky characters or hilarious costumes—some of the musicians on this list even love wearing mustaches no matter the occasion. Most often, punk and rock artists are comfy with being nontraditional, and they’re usually creative when it comes to […]
40 pop-punk albums from the 2000s that’ll make you grab your old Chucks
Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary bands who produced albums that have stood the test of time. While it’s apparent that pop punk began a definitive era 20 years ago, it’s […]
14 new live performance streams and movies to watch this week
We’re well into this new temporary way of life of being stuck at home due to coronavirus. Retail stores, bars, restaurants and now movie theaters have closed their doors to the public. This means you’ve probably been sitting inside cycling through the same TV and movie options on Netflix and Hulu, as well as music […]
10 live albums from the 2000s that still slap today
The 2000s birthed some of our favorite bands of all time, and those acts gifted us with some astounding live albums, spotlighting a certain time in each band’s history. Records like these show the viewer a more in-depth, behind-the-minds feel. From My Chemical Romance to Paramore, check out some of our favorite live albums from […]
QUIZ: How much emo trivia do you really know?
We at AltPress hold the emo title in high regard and fully embrace all subsects of fans who proudly stand under the genre’s umbrella without discretion, only pure, kindred acceptance. We celebrate those who have first pressings of Sunny Day Real Estate vinyl, early 2000s My Chemical Romance fanatics who enlisted in the MCRmy during […]
Machine Gun Kelly admits YUNGBLUD “got [him] good” in ‘Punk’d’ tease
Machine Gun Kelly has been hyper-busy. Between finishing up his highly-anticipated pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall, playing shows and launching new merch, it seems like the crossover rapper doesn’t get much time to just sit back and relax. Well, now it seems his buddies and “I Think I’m OKAY” collaborators are making sure he […]
10 iconic Kurt Cobain moments with Nirvana and beyond
The world was gifted with one of the greatest musicians and songwriters to ever live Feb. 20, 1967. Kurt Cobain became best known as the vocalist of the Seattle grunge act Nirvana and as a man full of wit and “fuck you” tendencies. In honor of what would’ve been the late, great Cobain’s 53rd birthday, […]
'Punk'd' is getting another reboot with Chance The Rapper as host
If you watched MTV in the early 2000’s, you surely remember Ashton Kutcher’s prank show Punk’d and it looks like the series is getting a reboot with Chance The Rapper as host. The show is going through its third revival now after a 2012 reboot with Justin Bieber and a 2015 reboot on BET which both only […]
Senses Fail: The oral history as told by Buddy Nielsen
Buddy Nielsen has always been painfully honest. Whether he’s throwing down against industry vermin or discussing his own personal horror stories, the lead singer for Senses Fail always delivers. Call it “transparency” or call it “ownership of a mouth that needs shut,” Nielsen is keen to set records straight, even when he looks like the […]
Sum 41 ditched the DIY rulebook on the road to ‘Does This Look Infected’
A blustery north wind greets Hollywood one Thursday morning in mid-winter. A shiny purple tour bus containing Sum 41 sits parked in front of the Hyatt West Hollywood on Sunset Strip. Behind it, a Jack Daniel’s delivery person offloads boxes of booze destined to replenish the hotel’s cocktail lounge and minibars. As workday commuters in […]
Patrick Stump remembers when Saves The Day were going to be “the next blink-182”
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Through Being Cool, the legendary second album from emo avatars Saves The Day. The 1999 release was massively influential to a generation of music fans who took the cues of founder/frontman Chris Conley to pursue their own artistic adventures. So who better to interview him about his creation than […]
Kurt Cobain 'MTV Unplugged' cardigan marks most expensive sweater sold
Earlier this month, we learned the iconic, olive-green cardigan Kurt Coban wore during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance was hitting the auction block once again. Not only did the cardigan sell for an impressive amount of money, but it set the record for the most-expensive sweater ever sold at an auction. Read more: Halsey, Avril Lavigne performed “Girlfriend” at […]
Kurt Cobain 'MTV Unplugged' sweater owner explains why he's selling it
Just a while back it became public that legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain‘s sweater from their MTV Unplugged session would be going to auction at the end of the month but it’s now clear why it’s being sold again. The sweater was originally purchased by Garrett Kletjian, the owner of professional race car team Forty7 Motorsports, […]
